AMÉLIE Previews

BroadwayConcierge said: "Previews for the Broadway premiere of Daniel Messé, Nathan Tysen, and Craig Lucas' Amélie begin in just a few days (Thursday, March 9, 2017) at the Walter Kerr Theatre with Tony nominee Phillipa Soo at the helm! Based on the 2001 Academy Award-nominated film, opening is set for April 3 for an open run.

Who's going?!

Not being snarky at all, but "at the helm" usually refers to the director, not the star. I have tickets to go shortly after it opens. I'm looking forward to it. I've liked some of the music I've heard.



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Totally understood, RaisedOnMusicals! I meant it there in the "leading lady" sense, as it seems like much of the show rests on Soo's shoulders, being in the title role and all. I'll edit accordingly

I wish it all the luck in the world, but if they haven't fixed from what was seen in LA, well um good luck

I heard mixed things about LA but I've loved the clips I've seen. Seeing this in early previews. I hope it has improved from the LA reports on this board. Wondering what the running time is?

I have to say the online lottery for the show is probably the best there is. I didn't win, but the fact that you find out the day before if you won and you can enter for up to a week in performances is awesome. I hope all of the other shows adopt the same digital lottery.

Cast recording coming in May.

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/187834/broadways-amelie-musical-will-record-a-cast-album/

You can hear 'Times Are Hard for Dreamers' right here...
http://ew.com/theater/2017/03/09/phillipa-soo-amelie-musical-bonus-track/

God I love it! That song may be my personal theme song for the month.

I assume they've already recorded the album...too bad we didn't get any in-the-studio pics.

It does say that's a "Bonus Track" of the song, so perhaps the stage version will sound more authentic.

What precisely constitutes a "French sound," anyway? Accordions?

I hope they extend the Amelie lottery past previews. That is a better system and it doesn't require downloading the irritating TodayTix app.

I guess a French sound would be the same as an American sound or a British sound. It would be a genre/period more that was recognizable more than a comprehensive instantly identifiable aesthetic. So like... American jazz or American country or British punk or British New Wave. They could have had the Musette accordion stuff or some other genre.

gallerygirl said: "The composer has said that he deliberately avoided the cliche of "French sounding" music.



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That's a terrible idea. Has he even seen the film? It's like a French acid trip and the music (which wasn't written for the film) is a. Amazing and b. So French

BakerWilliams said: "gallerygirl said: "The composer has said that he deliberately avoided the cliche of "French sounding" music."


That's a terrible idea. Has he even seen the film? It's like a French acid trip and the music (which wasn't written for the film) is a. Amazing and b. So French"

I think it's a 2 way situation. Without the French sound it could be a criticism saying it diverts from the film too much, but it could also be argued that it's an element that maybe wouldn't have translated well when making the stage adaptation. We'll have to wait and see as previews roll along whether it's changed since the run in LA and whether they've decided to incorporate the French sounds in the music. I personally hope this show finds great success and has a well-deserved run.

Updated On: 3/9/17 at 01:06 PM